as in warm
having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest
has the hail-fellow manner of an automobile salesman with something up his sleeve
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as in buddy
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hail-fellow
Adjective
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While the white oak shelves and tin ceiling create a beautiful space, my staff and I have worked hard to cultivate a warm and inviting environment for everyone.—
American Booksellers Association,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025 -
In warmer states, cicadas usually come out in late April or May.—
Taylor Johnston,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The buddy comedy was up against a very condensed marketing and PR window and still managed to pull off a viral campaign featuring film stars Keke Palmer and SZA.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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He was often seen drinking in bars with influential buddies, including Apodaca.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In addition to a beach that could pass for the Caribbean, neighboring Siesta Key has a friendly, small-town feel, complete with two villages and a trolley that offers free rides to the beach and other destinations.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2025
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Ford sat down with Carney for a friendly breakfast in a Toronto diner in March.—
Stephen Maher,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Musk’s chief of staff from 2014 until 2019, who hired Butterfield, Sam Teller joined Valor Equity Partners, the firm run by Musk’s billionaire pal and investor Antonio Gracias, and was a partner there for three and a half years.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Rudy Giuliani, after being booted from Gracie Mansion amid his marital troubles, crashed for six months with a Queens car-dealer pal and his partner in the couple’s 44th-floor, 3,000-square-foot apartment.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Hahn was a recent guest on Good Hang With Amy Poehler, a new weekly podcast in which Poehler chats up her entertaining chums.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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That’s around $50 million for two receivers, and receivers do not win Super Bowls (or why would so many become trade chum?).—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Two witnesses took the stand on the first day of testimony, a friend of O'Keefe who was there when his body was found and a paramedic who tried to revive him.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article An emotional vigil that drew family, friends and community activists was held Wednesday for a beloved Harlem grandmother, businesswoman and community leader killed by a stray bullet in the crossfire of a shooting.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Deep and smoky, and hearty without being heavy.—
Kristin L. Wolfe,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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There are plenty of hiking opportunities and, for the hearty, for some wild swimming.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The president and his political musketeers are slowly dismantling the opposition.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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The president and his political musketeers are slowly dismantling the opposition.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Hail-fellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hail-fellow. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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